Bureau Chief - Bureau of General Accounting
Listed on 2026-02-06
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Finance & Banking
Financial Reporting, Accounting Manager, Financial Analyst, Accounting & Finance -
Accounting
Financial Reporting, Accounting Manager, Financial Analyst, Accounting & Finance
Overview
Job Requisition : 52979
Opening Date: 01/30/2026
Closing Date: 02/13/2026
Agency: Department of Human Services
Class
Title:
SENIOR PUBLIC SERVICE ADMIN (40070)
Skill Option: Fiscal Management/Accounting/Budget/ Internal Audit/Insurance/Financial
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated Salary: $10,000 - $12,000 per month ($120,000 - $144,000 per year)
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: None
Merit Comp Code: Term Appointment/ Agency
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Position OverviewThe Office of Fiscal Services is seeking to hire a dynamic, organized, detail oriented Certified Public Accountant to prepare and review the agency’s GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) reporting and perform financial audit related tasks and serve as the Bureau Chief of the General Accounting Bureau. The position will be responsible for preparing and reviewing GAAP packages for the agency and responses to internal and external audit requests.
The position will also be responsible for generating and approving journal entries, establishing appropriation lines, and generating numerous financial reports for the Office of Fiscal Services.
- Serves as Bureau Chief of the General Accounting Bureau.
- Serves as full-line supervisor.
- Coordinates and prepares Departmental GAAP reports and financial statements.
- Serves as a main contact with external auditors, coordinates and resolves DHS department-wide financial issues.
- Coordinates and serves as liaison with the Comptroller’s Office including other state and federal agencies in order to resolve problems occurring in the planning and implementation of major financial and accounting projects and systems.
- Conducts analytical studies and research on current financial and accounting issues and problems of relevance to the Department.
- Performs other duties as assigned or required which are reasonable within the scope of duties enumerated above.
- Requires the knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to the completion of four (4) years of college with course work in business, fiscal, or accounting.
- Requires prior experience equivalent to four (4) years of progressively responsible accounting experience in a public or private business organization.
- Certification as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
- Five (5) years of professional experience in the preparation of financial statements and notes in accordance with GAAP and GASB.
- Five (5) years of professional experience utilizing state and federal policies and rules relating to state or no-state auditing procedures.
- Five (5) years of…
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